“My now-husband and I had the privilege of working with Mary Liniger, owner of Echo Event & Design, to plan our wedding.
After we became engaged, we found ourselves going through an incredibly difficult time with family health issues and other circumstances in our lives. We quickly realized that we simply were not in a place to take on everything that came with planning a wedding, even a very small one. Mary stepped in and guided us through absolutely everything.
From the beginning, she was incredibly empathetic, thoughtful, patient, and helpful. She gave us the space we needed to handle what was happening in our lives while taking the time to truly understand us and our vision for the wedding. Her compassion and willingness to have calls whenever we needed them made such a difference. She got to know us in the ways that mattered, which allowed her to ask the right questions and, at times, make decisions for us when we simply did not have the capacity to make them ourselves. And somehow, she always made the right ones.
Mary was also incredibly respectful of our budget. She stayed within it throughout the entire planning process, and whenever we had concerns about cost, she found alternatives that were just as wonderful, if not better. She kept us informed about every detail, what needed to be purchased, and when it needed to be done. She even allowed us to have items delivered to her home so that she could bring them to the venue herself.
On our wedding day, Mary was there to decorate, welcome guests as they arrived, coordinate everything behind the scenes, and make sure every single detail was exactly as it should be. Because of her, we were able to simply be present and enjoy our wedding.
We truly could not have asked for anyone better.
In all honesty, saying goodbye to Mary after the wedding was much harder than I expected. I realized that this person who had been such a kind, steady, and supportive presence during such an important and emotional time in our lives was someone I probably would not get to see regularly anymore. That alone says so much about who Mary is, not only as a wedding planner, but as a person.
Anyone who has the opportunity to work with Mary is incredibly lucky. We will always be grateful that she was the person who helped us through this experience and made our wedding everything we hoped it would be.”